Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
पूर्वर्द्धिभिः परित्यक्तमात्मानं नावमानयेत् । सदोद्यमवतां यस्माच्छ्रियो विद्या न दुर्लभाः
pūrvarddhibhiḥ parityaktamātmānaṃ nāvamānayet | sadodyamavatāṃ yasmācchriyo vidyā na durlabhāḥ
اگر پچھلی خوشحالی بھی جاتی رہے تو اپنے آپ کو حقیر نہ جانو؛ کیونکہ جو ہمیشہ کوشاں رہتے ہیں اُن کے لیے لکشمی اور ودیا حاصل کرنا دشوار نہیں۔
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim in Kāśī, having lost wealth, stands near a ghat at dawn; he steadies himself, takes up study and service, and resumes purposeful walking toward a shrine, symbolizing regained śrī and vidyā through effort.
FAQs
Do not fall into self-contempt in adversity; steady effort is itself dharma and attracts knowledge and prosperity.
The instruction is delivered within Kāśī-khaṇḍa, shaping the ethical life expected in sacred Kāśī.
No ritual is specified; it prescribes continual right effort (udyama) as a dharmic discipline.